An easily transmitted version of the Omicron coronavirus variant known as BA.2 represents a growing share of Covid-19 cases in the U.S., including a majority in parts of the Northeast, new federal estimates show
The CDC sequencing estimates suggest BA.2 accounts for more than 50% of cases in a Northeast region that includes New York City.An easily transmitted version of the Omicron coronavirus variantrepresents a growing share of Covid-19 cases in the U.S., including a majority in parts of the Northeast, new federal estimates show.
New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates released Tuesday put BA.2 at about 35% of U.S. cases as of the week ending on March 19. The numbers top 50% in both New England and a region that includes New York and New Jersey, the CDC sequencing estimates show.
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